Cigar-perforator.



N0,7s1,488. y PATENTED JAN. al1-,1905. @.BLUMEm CIGAR PERPORATOR.APPLICATION'FILED-SEPTA, 1804. l

A` No. 781,488.

UNITED STATES Patented January 31. 1905.

PATENT OFFICE. Y'

CIGAR-PRFORATOR.

SPECIFICATION-forming part of Letters lsatent No. 781,488, dated January31, 1905.

l Application filed September 8, 1904. Serial No. 223,680. l

To (t/,Z wiwnt t may 'concern/.1. Be it known that I, OnsPAR BLUMER, acitizen of the Republic of Switzerland, and a resident of Guttenburg, inthe county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new andImproved Cigar-Perforator, of which the following is a full, clear,andlexact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedcigar-perforator more especially designed for penetrating thesideslofthe cigar at or near the point thereof to provide draft holes fordrawing the smoke through, the arrangement being such that the wrapperis not loosened or unraveled when forming the draft-holes by theinstrument.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will beY more fully described hereinafter, and then pointedout in the claims.`

A practical embodiment of the invention is' represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement as applied. Eig. 2 isan enlarged side elevation of the improvement, and Fig. 8 is a plan viewof the same.`

The cigar-perforator is preferably made from a single piece of springmetal, bent to form a U-shaped spring A, terminating atits ends incup-shaped vmembers A 'for' receiving I the pointed end of a cigar B, asplainly illustrated in Fig. 1, the said cup-,shaped members beingcapable'of yielding for cigars of`v dierent thicknesses. From thesidesof the cup members of the spring are' struck-up spring-arms A2,terminating at their free ends in teeth A3,'standing at angles to thespringyarms and approximatelyin a plane extending through the axis ofthe cup-shaped members A. Normally the teeth A3 are somewhat above theouter faces of the cup-shaped mem- 'bers A, so that the tapering orpointed end of the cigar can be readily placed in position in thecup-shaped members A', as illustrated in Fig. l, and then the operatoron pressing on the free ends of the spring-arms A2 causes the teeth orpoints A3 to penetrate the wrapfree ends with teeth.

per and aY portion of the filler of the cigar to .provide draft-holestherein.

It is understood that as soon' as the operator releases the pressureonthe spring-arms A2 the latter return outwardly to their normalpositions, thus disengaging the cigar to permit of removing theperforator from the cigar. The cigar is now pierced with a number ofholes on opposite sides, at or near the point thereof, so that the cigarwhen lighted and used by the smoker is provided with suitabledraft-holes for drawing the smoke through.

By the arrangement described the terminal of the. cigar need not be cutoff, and conse-v for terminal of the cigar.

' `.Tlie perforator is very simple and durable in construction and canbe cheaply manufactured.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. A cigar-perforator constructed of a single piece ofspring metal, and comprising a U- shaped member provided at the endsthereof with receiving members for the end of a cigar, said memberhaving spring-arms struck up therefrom and provided at their free endsvwith perforating devices. l

2. A cigarperforator comprising a cupshaped receiver formed withopenings in its walls, and struck-upY spring-arms integral on thereceiver and arranged on opposite sides thereof, the `spring-arms beingprovided with teeth for penetrating the cigar at the sides thereof.

3. A cigar-perforator made of a single piece ing teeth for penetratingthe sides of the cigar, between the ends of the` said receiver.

4. A cigar-perforator comprising a receiver for the end of the cigar andconsisting of aA U-shaped spring provided at its ends with receivingmembers, and spring-arms integral with the said spring and provided attheir .lOO

5. Acigar-perforator made oia single piece i from and provided at theirfree ends with of metal and comprising a U-shaped spring i perforating`devices, the latter normally octerminating at its free ends in cupmembers, i cupying a position beyond the inner surfaces and spring-armsintegral With the said spring l of said receiving members. and providedat their free ends with teeth, for In testimony whereofI have signed myname penetrating the sides of the cigar. to this specification in thepresence oi two sub- 6. A cigar-peri`orator constructed of a sinscribingwitnesses. gie piece of metal, and comprising a U-shaped member providedat the ends thereofl with receiving members for the end of a cigar, saidmember having spring-arms struck up there- GASPAR BLUMER.

wvitnesses:

Timo. G. HosTER, EVERARD BOLTON MARSHALL.

